Honokohau Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Honokohau Harbour in Big Island is a quite exposed reef break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Honokohau Harbour Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Honokohau Harbour:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Old Kona Airport State Park	1 mi
Second closest break	Pine Trees	1 mi
Third closest break	Hulihee Palace	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Honls	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Kona Tiki	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Honokohau Harbour:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	213 mi
Second closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	296 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	301 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	305 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	479 mi
Tide stations nearest to Honokohau Harbour:
Closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii (2)	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii	3 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii	16 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii (2)	28 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Honokohau Harbour:
Closest ski area	Mt Ashland (United States)	2488 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Shasta (United States)	2490 mi
Third closest ski area	Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States)	2498 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Dodge Ridge (United States)	2509 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	2511 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Honokohau Harbour:
Closest city location	Kona Airport - Hawaii (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kailua-Kona (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Kalaoa (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Holualoa (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Honalo (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Honokohau Harbour is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Honokohau Harbour is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 53 km (33 miles) away.
• Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Honokohau Harbour and is 103 km (64 miles) away.